Month: August 2007

The big 1-0 !! Today, August 7th, 2007 (8-7-7), the little naturalist – son of Veery and nephew of Birdfreak turned 10 years old. (Sometimes we refer to him as “Kingfisher” or “Little Kingfisher”). Only a fifth grader, Dakota has been to some great birding places and has a lifelist of 171 birds. He has

Here are seven things that you can do to help bird conservation: Start At Home – Create a pesticide-free, safe area for birds and other wildlife and you accomplish more than just beautifying your personal space. Neighbors will be awed by your beautiful, natural landscaping and be enticed to follow suit. If everyone along an

My sister (SnowyOwl) and I (Veery) went to Afton Forest Preserve after our classes last Wednesday to see if we could find any shorebirds hanging out. We knew it was going to be a warm trip. According to a Dekalb bank, it was 95 degrees out at two o’clock as we headed out. We observed

In a crazy attempt to improve cataloging our bird sightings, the Birdfreak Team purchased Birder’s Diary v3.6. We bought it through the American Birding Association at a price of around $134. With that price we purchased the World license with Clements Checklist 2005. My first impression was not that great – the product came in

The members of the Birdfreak Team are self-proclaimed Birdfreaks. Here are 11 ways you can tell if you too are a birdfreak: You get up many hours before your job starts just so you can check if any new migrants arrived overnight You enjoy identifying birds by sound on television, during movies and also get

There is a place in Prairie City, Iowa “where the buffalo roam” called Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge. Here you will find a large reconstruction of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem, one of the biggest in the United States. This refuge is getting better every year, thanks to the many volunteers that collect seeds and re-plant

Everyone’s heard of TV sweeps, those special times of the year when tons of new TV programs come out (only to be canceled shortly after launch). Well, we decided to have Birding Blog Sweeps for the month of August (minus the future cancellation). Why August? Birding this time of year, at least in northern Illinois,

William Clark was born on August 1st, 1770. Clark’s fame stems from the great Lewis & Clark Expedition where, along with Meriwether Lewis, he voyaged across the western United States on assignment from President Thomas Jefferson. Numerous books have been written about this duo and Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge is named after the

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